GULF SHORES — Attorney General Steve Marshall hopes President Donald Trump's election will have a positive outcome on pending cases impacting policy in Alabama.
Those cases include redistricting and gender-affirming care. Marshall said he and other Republican attorneys general are evaluating what fresh faces in Washington could mean.
"We have the Title IX litigation involving the new regulation, which I think we will be able to resolve that in a favorable way," Marshall told 1819 News Friday during an event in Gulf Shores. "The gender-affirming care case for DOJ is a party suing Alabama over our law where we're protecting kids from child abuse."
"So those are two very discrete examples," he continued. "And then, look, they have attempted to infuse this radical gender ideology in multiple fronts, whether it's the school lunch program, whether it's creating liability in a workplace setting for the failure to use preferred pronouns and so, I think we will see many successes across multiple layers of the federal government."
As the nation awaits what will happen with criminal cases against the president-elect, Marshall said he is hopeful DOJ special counsel Jack Smith will dismiss the January 6 case against Trump that he believes should've never been brought. Following a press conference where New York Attorney General Letitia James said she had been preparing for several months to "use the rule of law to fight back" against Trump, Marshall said it was clear James had realized lawfare would likely end.
"I've seen my colleague in New York, Letitia James, almost unhinged as a result of this and understanding what this means to their efforts," Marshall remarked. "But look, we need a Department of Justice that's squarely centered in doing their jobs, which is enforcing the laws for those who violate criminal laws and not allowing it to advance political agendas against political enemies."
"I think Donald Trump has endured a great deal as a result of this and I'm glad this hopefully is going to end," he added.
Marshall believes the U.S. Supreme Court will secure a conservative majority, protecting constitutional rights.
The AG will continue fighting for the people of Alabama, and he told 1819 News that after his term ends in January 2027, he will evaluate his next step.
"It is a decision that we'll have to make as a family about whether or not there's anything else politically for me to do," he said. "The thing for me that is important is I'm not defined by a job or a title and the question is, 'Where do I find value in the work?' and that's the decision that we'll make. Whether it's still political or not, we'll make that decision."
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